The functional co-ordination of leaf morphology, nitrogen concentration, and gas exchange in 40 wetland species

Ecoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 183-194

  Shipley, Bill ^a   Lechowicz, Martin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comparative ecology; Leaf nitrogen; Path analysis; Photosynthesis; Specific leaf mass; Stomatal conductance; Structural equations modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAS EXCHANGE; HERB; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WETLAND;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0033919805     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2000.11682587     Document Type: Article

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